No Days Off For Tyson Jost

As the recent Colorado Avalanche development camp came to a close and the newest draftees were headed home, one of the "veterans" that hit the ice is far from finished working on his game.
Forward Tyson Jost, the Avs' 2016 first-round draft pick (No. 10 overall), knows that summer hockey and training is just as important as in-season competition and workouts.

"I am going back to Kelowna (British Columbia) for a little bit," Jost said. "I will start my training there with a few guys that I have been working with for the last three or four years."
Summer doesn't necessarily mean five months of time off in the NHL. To be the very best in the top league in the world, it takes constant training to develop skills, get stronger and work on the small details to perfect one's game.
Jost is going to be working with his offseason trainers in Canada to do just that.
"I will work with my strength and conditioning coach Shawn Stead as well as my skills and on-ice coaches, Evan Marble and Dean Caban. Those three guys are spectacular," he said. "My summer offseason program in Kelowna is a great spot to be… It's a great spot to develop your game, and I think it will help me move on and make an impact."
Jost is coming off a strong freshman year with the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks and had a memorable end to the season with a six-game stint with the Avalanche.
At UND, he recorded 16 goals and 17 assists over 33 contests. After the school lost in double overtime in the regional semifinal of the NCAA tournament, he signed his entry-level contract with Colorado on March 29 and hit the Pepsi Center ice just two days later against the St. Louis Blues. He went on to play the remaining five games of the season with the Avs and concluded the NHL campaign with one goal, which he registered in the home finale against the Minnesota Wild on April 6.

He is looking to build on his success and come into this season better and ready to make a positive difference for the team.
"I want to be a full-time Av, that's my main goal for sure," Jost said. "I want to make an impact in the lineup and help move this team in the right direction."
What is his biggest weakness that he wants to improve on before the upcoming season begins?
"I would probably say my skating, especially the first three steps," he stated. "That is something I am really working on. You can see how fast the NHL is right now, and everybody can skate. I have been working on that all summer, and I think it is improving tremendously. I look back to two years ago, and I can already see the strides I have taken with that. You can never be too good at it, so I want to keep working on that."

As the 2017-18 season approaches, Jost has a few other things scheduled, including going to the World Junior Summer Showcase with Team Canada and some much-needed family time.
"I was raised by a single mom, which I don't think my mom gets enough credit, she kind of hides behind the scenes," he said with a smile on his face. "She's the one who made me the person I am today. I would thank her for everything she has done throughout my life. I don't see too many moms who raised two kids by themselves, work around the clock, work to get you to practice and my sister to gymnastics and dance. Those two girls are the rocks of my life."
While he may be a bit of a jokester in the locker room, hinting at his Justin Bieber loaded music playlist and TopGolf skills, Jost plans on coming back to Colorado determined to make the club better, and that means never stop putting in the work.